Device for sanding tracks.



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AIPInNlTIOI Ill-ID III. II, II.

Patented AI. 17. 1009.

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all .8 form of o by mechanical means.

"of tho ear'lnts not been illustrated in the a drawing, Zyia e UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ERNEST ARCBIBALD LON HIRE, 01- NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, AS81080! OI Oil-HALF T0 EDWIN O. UATHAWAY, 0F NORFOLK, VIRGIN! nnvml Ion IAIDIIQ m.

lpodfloaflon of Letter Patent.

no. as 1,444.

rad-sea An 11, 1000.

W ill I'm 10, I. Intel Imp).

To all whom it may'cmtcm:

Be it known that I, Eanm Aacumw liosomluz, a'citizen of the United States, residing at Norfolk, in the county of Norfolk, State of ViiPmia, have invented certain new and use ul Improvements in Devices for Sanding Tracie, of which the following in'a dmcnption, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, and to the fi res of reference marked ereon.

y invention relatea to new and ueeful improvements-in devices for euppflying sand to track and more ealpeeially or use in eandin t e 'rails of rai ways.

An 0 ject of the invention is to provide ina tter more fully dencribed.

In the drawings which allow h way of lllllatl'lllltm one embodiment of tie invention' Figure l is a vertical section through no my device showing the name applied to t floor of a car and showing in a general way, the :ncchaniem lor operating the mechaniccontrolled-valve -Fig. .1 shows moditinp' device. Fig. 2 is. bottom plan view of thc same. Fig. 3 is a top plan viewof .the hopper. Fig. 4 is u vertical sectional view showing the xirtion of the caning need when my device sour trolled solely by mechanical devict-a- Fig. Ii in u pcmpc'ctivc v ew of a plate which may he used withmy device when operntud sulcl y In the drawings. 1, represents the usuul floor or platform ui'u car, and the. structuriin order to save confusion.

hopper for t-ontainin the eupply of mind and Hltltl h'opper prelere ly route on he floor 1 ol'the car. The hopper an herein in two shown, is provided with an oblong bottom in which are formed two '8 and 4.

5, is the usual deli pipe which carriee the land from the hopper and delivers the same at the-desired point on the rail in front of the wheels. As a means for controlling-the delivering of the eand from the hopper 2, into the pl 5, I have provided It caning 6, which as erein ahown, is made parte 7 and 8, whi h may be connected to er by any suitable moons.

As erein alzoiwn the rtion 8'3; casing, in provi wit spaced pa ipe 9 and 10 which are adapted to mgage acorresponding lip 11 formed on the-section 7. The section-7 of the casing as herein ahown,

.in provided with downwardly inclined walls l2.and 13, which form a pocket-into which the sand will flow from the hopper 2,through the opening 8, and a corresponding opening 14 fonned in the floor 1.

The inclined will 12 extend! u ward to thc tloor l, mu] llitt be uncured any suitable way. tends upvvnrd nnd meets the wall of the ecotion 8 at a distance below the flooring 1,50 us to form n 1)ussngt, fmn| the pockct into the xectiun 8 of tlm'easing. The section 7 is of mursc. provided with side walls for close ing the pocket.

t ercto inhe inclined wall 13 ex- I The section 8 of the curing pmjeets ll'nvn- \vardly and is provided with u hollow cylindricnl pmtion 15 to which may lw-nltuched a flexible pipe, 16, heroin shown as formed of a spirally \vmunl wire. Said flexible section 16, extends into the upper end of the pipe 5 and serves; as it means for supporting said pipe.

n the u per portion of the earning 6. T have provi ed a plate 17, which rests on u ledge formed in the upper side of the cur iug. fluid plate")? in provided with two openings 18, and 19. The 0 niug'lts is in' register with the opening 14 n the floor und the opening 3 in the hopmer -wlnle the openin; I!) is in register with an openin 20 in the ilum und the o "ting 4 in the opper. The plate 17 is provided with a downwardly pmiectlng inclined wall 21, which-is mibstnntiul v purnllel with the well 18 of the section 7. 'l"hi wall 21 serves us :1 menus for runtrulling the umount uf' :(uud l'llllllllltl from the hoppe into tlu! mK'lu'l and prevent tlte the ilmvnl' mod from thetltoppee'J into the mtntl 1mm lowing of ite own I overl into the neetiotmtl-of the cuing. The lectioni 7 n! the eelit 22 which lean no any witehle'eeumelo "e ir, an i ily,'emlto it conttqolhnf \tllve. I

gm mnnipnlet-ion a! ti will .vdireeted itltothe tmcltet so late fume thesund in the pocket-out through the peu-t age between tlte pocket ettdthe ltectien'tt of the emit and into the ripe 5. I .ha tat-an tor 'ittec entettl-ly eotttmlhngi pipe .3. l hateprovided n valve 23, which" openin .10 in the plete' ti. he velve eup-Q ports of, ten: 24 win chili pn-t'et-nbly threaded into ttttlti valve, and eeerieaapeeul tingerl 25, 25. which operet eto stir and loneen'tlltt downwardly. rojeet-in tenda down t trough t e'eylimlrieel portion of ltltlllillil tt' tn'to the tlesihle net'tion ljtlf The If") a I-Ctll'lit'tt a flexible ext'engioo 27 Wltltll extendl'tt uhortdtntence down nth the pipe 6, and "the valve-in actuated, the

stem l-tltogether with the extension 27mm. to keep the npper|mvtion oithe pipe .1 and. tlte lotver port-ton o! the ringing 8 fr mt cloggittg with tenahormttd or snow 'u't'the month of the pipe .1. The opet itt It! in the plate. IT forum a ehnrp lmtfeft go in said plate egainst-tvhieh the velvet"! seats and as the 'vnlve ltan a tlexihl e ntovelnent, it is al\\'-|,t v.+ sure to sell heel! and stop' tlte='tlo\v of sand. 1 i

i v. i'tthft'ut 10 \v-hieh =-\'vil than: oil-he t-atra'm'latt opening in tltt-i lmltmn .\'tt n ntettlns for reising :tttnl lowering the. valve :J and {or supporting it in'its elnsml position, I have provided a melt lever 28] which is pivoted at Qtltofxpa'eed ears 3.0-1nu-2 jet-ting: from the casing 8. 28 is; pivoted at B1 to "a. mtitaldelink 3:! which may in lttl'tl he pivoted to u IOtitilt" lever :33 pivoted at 84, to'n nuitable .bntefet iii,

. carried at the under side of' the tloor' '1.

spring 30 connected to the ll mr and to themcltin glevet' 33. will operate to hold the; valve t'tl ita raisedpoeitiott'rloaing the opening 20, and preventing; the tlotv of sand tln-w ltt'nnglt.

. an menttu for o touting the lot-hing lever tut-any suitable eviee not enuloyed aarh eat the font operated melt )ill ilh til' at. lever'tttt, melt on tn lieot in'fl'lig. t, n

order that the throw ofthelvalee :23 they, be:

it jtmt lfhttve provided one attm of the rock ever 28 with a plurality of openi nsi 8 1', and the link att-ntey' he oomteeted wit 1 any one of eeid openin l-at-t'hennore, the

link m be connectet to anyone of the openln end than'lie placed so as to avoid croen at lit-or other oh'etra'diona.

It in obviottn tlntt where neat-, provided with pnetvmeticelly controlled-"trons .for o rating the brake and, t'orj ettpjplyingeeid i th'eeir supply should for ettyreaeqit'gi'w ieprev'ided with en eir rip! ;|n"no n eene in mnneetion \vith the-uniting, v fde-vi t, ilpl" enpgljzing mnd it. this time- 7e pneutn ttieell reontmlled; tttcglutlnti mechanically eoutro led tnentte, the opentor m operate theme or thepthet" jjtot he end if the enlhottld lath-he e valve, the eirj i'Witjh ntyeqntbn The melt lover I nation. a ho per, in pipe forgle net"; fthflnike which in .tmatjlly nnp- "I, :l

edrto"! eer'tney he opetatul, 'hnt there" een etonaeteeort to his mechanically cow is tmlled l nens. It is also well 'llttderstot-xl that many earn ate provided with an air nupply for: wnt|1tllitti;' -tlte brakes, while :erein ehmvn ia euniealiu ttltlt :e'und tits the, I; y

:trulled -t |'e-viet=s. -My itnpjmved entitling (10- so vice nag)- he applied to either'-cnr,-and is tttitnbIle'tt) the etmdit'ione existing in connec tion't until in the he per whenever the valve ire l l unwed. 'lhe-ve ve 28 iii-elm pmvidedwith'e: 3.

a-tenf 20 which exl t-tit jtt't t teretv-ith. if the car he: enitahle nit' ihtt' s'no ait"un.ppl v and. it is de ired to t-aei-ttg'. t t/mu)" e entirely omitted, and in regmer 'with'tan opening in the for :tttat-lmtentto the tlootof the ear.

it will he ohvtotw that minor ehangetn -wttti ott.'what-l elaim tt-' new tttltitit'ait't! tu v 1aet' ettt e'l'ty Letters Patent. in;

' 1.' A minding device including in euntbina- 'tion,n hoppet't'a pipe for delivering the sand {man the tppev. nteehattieell v,eontrolled tneqna'tftjn' eonfltrolling the .tlow oteand from theihu iper into'eaid pi )t'.tlllti pnennmtimdly tmntroiled tneutot for tielivening'aand than the hopper to mid 'pi )e.

2'- lending device including-in combi- "v'ering the sand (mm t a: hopper, n easing ttdtl itt to be aeeuredtmteath said hopper to which said *pi ih afttnchethn mwhanicnlly-controlled vtt ,ve t'ov-Ietntt taollingthe. llutv of sand from t the hopper iIntotikaidpilm. mid tttttiltgitth'iltg it, wicket-with o'passage.lending to n id'pt n .att ,tlltaiti pipe eenneeted to said easing ad and it 'iawn'ot (ll-aired ton-4e the me I tlltngfparte .titdt take onlyv an opening 7 It tlnwugih-tlw mun-o that the ope'nin -t in tltedltop, m is elmed h v' the liner it-tttlt e ettr' in .t llit' liti equip )ed. with n. pnemntttteul tell lit: ittgft evi't't'. f ottfthe other ltnlttl. the "t'tt taptip tin -Janna- .-olel vavi-tlta mechanically v -t-o tttt'ol;jlet l deviee. then. theseetiott T of the pin o-oi the :ltittlt' l'i. ll plate 31' Mlt'lt tt-t X00 pooh-n34] tolreeei-ve the valve 23', p

1 itt' t'lidfl'lg provided with theplate 3! ready "th'g-Edetztihofmnsit'nt-tion herein -hotvn my ho made. \uthont detatt't'mg from the ripllll tut , having a downward y with the openings in sait Jacent said pocket. n'licrcliy tinsand in said pocket may lit' dclivcrcd into Mild pipe.

3. sanding tlN icc including in combination, a sectional casing. onc of Hllltl sections having a downwardly projecting portion nda ted to receive a pipe, a valve nested in sai section, the other iection being shaped to fol-in a pocket with a pas-m te leading to said first nsnied section, said pocket having an opening near its bottom adapted to receive an air ipe. '1

4. A sanding device inciudi in comb nation, a sectional caein one 0 said sections projecting portion adapted to receive a pipe, the other section being shaped to form a pocket. with a passage leading plate fitting thc to i of said caning, and hav- 1 two 0 ienili t \el'cin, n downwardly inelined ws :Simecting from said plate and a valve can" fitting the opening in said plate.

5. A minding device including in combination, a nectional caning, one of said sections having a downward 1 pmjecting portion adapted to receive a pipe, tie other iiOCllOll being ehspcd to form a list with a pannngwicndiiig to said ih'n named eection, a

date lilting the top of mid caning, and having two 0 ioningn therein, a downwardly iiiclined we I projecting from said plate and a valve carried by said i fitting the opening in said plate, a hopper having two openings adapted to register plate, mechanically controlled means for operating said valve and an air pipe connected to said ket-tor forcing the sand from said pocket. into the first named section.

0. A sanding device including in combinatioiifa casing, a plate supported by said casing and having an opcnin therein, a valve located in said casing, eai valve being conical in shape and fitting said opening, a

to said first named aedion, a

by said first named section and rat named section, and

valve stcni pro'ecting downwardly min said who, a rock ever connected to said valve 'iittlil for operating the valve, an upwardly projecting stein'threaded into said valve, and spaced stirring 8 rs carried by said stem.

7. A sanding device includiieig in combination, a casing, a plate support by said essing, and having an tipenin therein, a valve located in said casing, ssi valve be conical in shape and ttingsaid opening, a valve stem proiecting downwardly in said valve, a rock ever connected to said valve stem tor operatin the valve, and a flexible extension carried y said downwardly pro-v jccting stem of the valve.

sanding device including bination, a casing, a plateearried by said caning and lisvin an opening therein a valve located in said casing, and valve ing conical iii shape and fitting lid opening, cars formed on the outer side of said casing, is rock lever pivoted to said ears and projecting into mud casing, means for pivotally supporting i-iaid valve by said rock lever, and IllQlllIl-i for rocking said lever to operate laid vii ve.

U. A minding device including in combination, a ho ipci', a pipe for de ivci'ing lliltl h'oni tho liopici', n caning adapted to ho imam-d bent-at t the ho new, to which held iipe ix attached, a plate ocated between said ioppci' and said casing, and having an opening therein foi'inin a sharp ed 7 against. which a valvemaj' scaled, a vafie located in said casing and adapted to engage said sharp edge in said opening, and means for raising and lowering'aaid valve.

In tcstimoi'i whereof I afiix my signature, in prcmnce'o two witnesses.

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